racism
/ˈreɪsɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण रेसिज़म
नस्लवाद, नस्लभेद
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
the unfair treatment of people who belong to a different race; violent behaviour towards them; the belief that some races are better than others
नस्लवाद, नस्लभेद
- laws against racism
- the fight against racism
- Schools should teach children to recognise and challenge racism.
+ 2 more examples
- The footballer spoke out against racism in sport.
- Racism has no place in a fair and just society.
Synonyms racial discrimination racial prejudice bigotry xenophobia apartheid
Opposite equality tolerance integration
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
racism (uncountable noun)
Racism is uncountable, so it takes no a and no plural; it names the belief or the unfair treatment.
'Racism' uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता और plural नहीं बनता; यह मान्यता या अन्यायपूर्ण व्यवहार का नाम है।
- Racism has no place in a school.
- The report speaks about racism in sport.
racism against / towards sb
Use against or towards to name the group that suffers the unfair treatment.
जिस समूह के साथ अन्यायपूर्ण व्यवहार होता है, उसे बताने के लिए 'against' या 'towards' आता है।
- Laws protect people from racism against minorities.
racism vs racist
Racist is the person or the adjective; racism is the idea or system.
'Racist' व्यक्ति या विशेषण है; 'racism' विचार या व्यवस्था है।
- His comment was racist, and racism of this kind must be condemned.
combat / fight / challenge racism
These verbs usually go with racism when people take action against it.
जब लोग इसके विरुद्ध कदम उठाते हैं, तब प्रायः ये क्रियाएँ 'racism' के साथ आती हैं।
- The organisation works to combat racism through education.
+Collocations 4
verb + racism
fightcombatcondemnexperiencetackle
- The students gathered to condemn racism.
adjective + racism
institutionalcasualopeneverydaysystemic
- Casual racism can hurt as much as open hatred.
racism + noun
chargecomplaintcampaignincidentlaw
- A racism complaint was filed against the club.
racism + in / against
in sportin schoolsagainst migrantsagainst minorities
- The film shows racism against migrants.
“More examples 5
- Gandhi's experience of racism in South Africa changed his life.
दक्षिण अफ़्रीका में नस्लवाद के अनुभव ने गांधीजी का जीवन बदल दिया।
- Our teacher taught us that racism is based on ignorance and fear.
हमारी शिक्षिका ने सिखाया कि नस्लवाद अज्ञानता और भय पर आधारित है।
- The footballer reported the racism he faced from some fans.
फुटबॉलर ने कुछ प्रशंसकों से झेले नस्लवाद की शिकायत की।
- Radhika wrote an essay on how to end racism in the world.
राधिका ने दुनिया से नस्लवाद कैसे समाप्त हो, इस पर निबंध लिखा।
- Apartheid was a system built on racism.
रंगभेद नस्लवाद पर आधारित एक व्यवस्था थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He faced a racism in the office.
✓ He faced racism in the office.
Racism is uncountable and takes no article here.
यहाँ 'racism' uncountable है और इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
✗ Racism are a crime.
✓ Racism is a crime.
Racism is singular, so use is.
'Racism' singular है, इसलिए 'is' आता है।
✗ Racism is a crime against the humanity.
✓ Racism is a crime against humanity.
Humanity is used without the in this fixed phrase.
इस स्थिर वाक्यांश में 'humanity' से पहले 'the' नहीं आता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
rac·ism
With the e of race dropped (not 'raceism').
race का e हटकर ('raceism' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Dislike or fear of foreigners is xenophobia; unfair treatment because of sex sexism; because of age ageism; the official system of racial segregation in South Africa was apartheid.
विदेशियों से घृणा या डर xenophobia; लिंग के आधार पर अनुचित व्यवहार sexism; आयु के आधार पर ageism; दक्षिण अफ़्रीका में नस्लीय पृथक्करण की आधिकारिक व्यवस्था apartheid।
General knowledge
Gandhiji fought racism in South Africa; 21 March is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
गांधी जी ने दक्षिण अफ़्रीका में नस्लवाद से लड़ाई की; 21 मार्च नस्लीय भेदभाव उन्मूलन का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस है।